Smoker&#39;s article



Q J. R. SCHULTZ 1 2,397,294

March 26, 1946.

, SMOKER'S ARTICLE Filed June 10, 1943 7/? f \a l v Patented Mar. 26,1946 UNITED STATE-5 PAT T, QFFIC-E Jens R. Schultz, Honolulu, Territoryof Hawaii Application June 10, 1943, Serial No. 490,323

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an article for smokers and is applicable totobacco pipes and cigar and cigarette holders.

It is particularly aimed to provide a construction which utilizes aspiral passage or channel for th smoke, and is particularly aimed toprovide one which will expose the maximum amount of smoke to a coolinginfluence, without increasing the normal effort of smoking, even whenpartially clogged with tar deposits, generally affording a milder,cooler smoke than at present is attainable, and with less efiect onsensitive stomachs.

In addition, it is aimed to provide a structure which readily may bedisassembled and cleaned.

The more specific objects and advantages will becom apparent from aconsideration of the descrition following taken in connection withaccompanying drawing illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a tobacco pipe em.

bodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2-2of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the plane of line 3-3 ofFigure 2; and

Figure 4 is an elevation of the stem detached.

Referring specifically to the drawing wherein like reference charactersdesignate like or similar parts, I designates a tobacco pipe bowl whichmay be made of briarwood or any other suitable material. This bowl is tobe taken as representative since it may be a bowl, a cigarette holder, acigar holder, or the like. This specific element III has a well at II inwhich the tobacco is disposed and ignited, and from which the smoke iswithdrawn through a passage or channel I2 which preferably has avertical portion I3 in communication with the well II centrall of itsbase.

Separable from the element I0 is a stem I4, a mouthpiece I5, alsoseparable from the stem, and the stem and portions of the element I0 andmouthpiece I5 are surrounded and detachably engaged with a sleeve orshell I6.

Stem I4 may be made of any suitable material, preferably in one piece,as, for instance, from a suitable plastic, hard rubber, metal, or thelike.

At one end stem I4 extends slidably and removably into a socket orrecess I! of the element or bowl I0, abutting the same at the beveledend I8 and has an annular flange at I9 and a tapered portion 20. Stem I4has a passage at 2I communicating with the passage I2 and having 10 ittraverses the spiral passage.

branches 22 which deliver the smoke peripherally or the stem and intothe interior of the shell I6, passing around the peripher of the stem ina spiral passag 23, defined by a spiral rib or flight 5 24 in intimatecontact with the bore wall of the 23 will enter a central longitudinalchamber 26 of the stem and then enter a tube 21 whose bore 28communicates with the bore or passage 29 of the mouthpiece. Tube 21 maybe made integral with the mouthpiece I5 or separate therefrom, asdesired, and the tube and mouthpiece may be made of any suitablematerial, for in-- stance, plastic, hard rubber, or any equivalent.

It will be noted that the shell I6 is separably connected to the bowlII) or equivalent by a tapered sliding fit or equivalent joint at 30.Also,

mouthpiece I5 is detachably applicable to the other end of the shell I6as by a tapered sliding fit at 3|. The inner end of mouthpiece I5preferably does not contact the adjacent end of the 30 stem I4 and hencea passage is provided whereby the smoke from the spiral passage 23 mayenter the chamber 26,

To facilitate manipulation of the shell and mouthpiece in disassemblingand assembling 85 them, for cleaning and adjustment of the pipe or othersmokers article, the shell I6 is preferably enlarged and exteriorly at amultiplicity of ribs or the like 32, such ribs at the particular pointshown functioning also in the dissipation of heat. Mouthpiece I5preferably has an enlargement at 33 of any desired externalconfiguration, to facilitate gripping and manipulation oi it.

Various changes may be resorted to provided that they fall within thespirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

A smokers pipe comprising a bowl having a lateral shank, said bowl andshank having a passageway therethrough, the outer portion of the shankbeing internally and externally tapered, a shell having its oppositeends internally tapered, one end of the shell being wedgedly disposedover the tapered end of the shank, a hollow stem disposed in the shelland provided with an extension in one end thereof protruding into thepassageway of the shank and having a tapered portion for wedgedengagement in the shank, said stem being provided with a spiral rib onits periphery for snug engagement with the inside of the shell and todefine a spiral passageway ex- 5 tending substantially from one endinterior'point to the other of the shell, a mouthpiece having a taperedinner end for wedged engagement in the 1 remaining end of the shell,said mouthpiece having a passageway and a tube projecting from themouthpiece and in alignment with the passage said stem at its open endterminating in spaced relation with respect to the adjacent end of themouthpiece.

J ENS R. SCHULTZ

